Alwayne Bigby, an Eastern Commerce high school all-star, was released on $100,000 bond and ordered to live at home.

Alwayne Bigby, a former NCAA basketball player charged with first degree murder in drive-by shooting of mother of four Andrea White, rushed past reporters while surrounded by family in front of the courthouse at 361 University Ave. after getting out on bail Wednesday.

A pre-trial release on a first-degree murder charge is “a rarity,” according to veteran Toronto lawyer Dirk Derstine. Especially for someone in Bigby’s situation.

“Women get them more than men, rich people get them more than poor people,” Derstine said. “It is a rarity, but it does happen.”

How often it happens, however, is unclear because the Ontario government says it does not keep track of the number of interim releases granted in its courts.

“We do not collect statistics provincially on the number of people released on bail, including bail for persons accused of first degree murder,” Ontario attorney general spokesperson Brendan Crawley told the Star.